Ese Oruru, the girl who was allegedly abducted by one Yunusa from Bayelsa state and taken to Kano state where she was converted to Islam, is at present at the police headquarters in Abuja.
She was accompanied by her alleged abductor, who was in handcuffs.
Ese, covered in a hijab, was escorted into an office at the seventh floor of the police building.
She looked firm without a smile on her face.
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Olabisi Kolawole, police spokesperson, told journalists that Ese’s parents were still being expected.
She disclosed that they would arrive about 4pm.
The alleged abduction of Ese in August 2015 by Yunusa, a customer of her mother, Rose Oruru, a food vendor, caused a firestorm in the media.
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Muhammad Sanusi II, emir of Kano state, who was in the middle of the controversy for allegedly obstructing Ese’s release, denied ever working against the return of the girl to Bayelsa state.
The police took Ese into custody on Monday, and moved her to Abuja on Tuesday.
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